Nolin River Lake, Kentucky -- Info

Nolin River Lake is nestled in the rolling hills of South Central Kentucky. It is located in Edmonsun, Grayson, and Hart counties. It is a smaller lake that seems to offer a very good fishery. The dam is near Bee Spring, Kentucky. Other towns that are near by are Horse Cave, Munfordville, Brownsville, Clarkson, and Caneyville. There is a state park on Nolin River Lake. Another attraction near Nolin River Lake is Mammoth Cave. This area is also the basis for the movie Fire Down Below with Steven Segal. Nolin River Lake has a summer pool of 515 feet above sea level and a total acerage of 5,795. This puts Nolin River Lake at 39 miles long at summer pool. It is drawn down to 490 feet above sea level for it's winter pool stage. At this point the lake occupies 2,890 acres. The highest elevation for Nolin River Lake is 560 feet above sea level. At this point the lake has exceeded it's capacity and over doubled in size to 14,530 acres.